Clothes-hanger.



R. L. GLADDEN.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED nmzs, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Suva/44 607,

(liken mus UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROLAND LEE GLADDEN, OF GADSDEN, ALABAMA.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

Application filed January 29, 1912.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROLAND LEE GLADDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gadsden, in the county of Etowah and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to clothes pins, and more especially to those made of wire; and the object of the same is to produce a device by means of which the laundry to be dried can be engaged with the clothes pins at a point adjacent the wash tub or wringer and the pins then moved out upon the line or track without the necessity for the laundress leaving her post of duty. This and other objects are accomplished by the construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the clothes hanger complete, showing several of the pins mounted on the track at intervals and two of them in reserve. Fig. 2 is a cross section on an enlarged scale showing the position which the parts of the assume when one stretch of the cord is gripped thereby. Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the position the parts of the pin assume when it is mounted on the reserve rod. Fig. t is a perspecigivc detail of the pin with the latch thrown ack.

In the drawings the numerals l designate supports of any kind (posts are shown in the drawings, although they might be other elements) carrying forks 2 in which are journaled pulleys 3, and over the pulleys runs an endless 100134: of cord, reaching from a point near the laundry or the tub or wringer outward across the yard and perhaps to an adjacent house.

The numeral 5 designates a track, by preference a rather stiff wire, connecting the two supports at a point on a line below the lower stretch of the cord loop, and this track is drawn rather taut whereas the cord may be left a little slack as shown.

Projecting rigidly from the innermost fork 2 (that is, that fork which is adjacent the laundry) is a stiff and rather short rod 6 constituting what I will call the reserve Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 27, 1912.

Serial No. 674,104.

and having a function which will be eX- plained below.

The clothes pins employed in connection with this improved hanger are of special construction as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3, and each is composed of two pieces of spring wire whereof one may be called the body and the other the latch. Starting from the point 10, the body member leads upward and is then bent into a loop 11, whence it is led downward into a bend 12 to receive the articles of clothing. C as shown, whence the wire is led again upward and outward as at 13, then bent inward as at 141 and formed into an eye 15, and beyond the eye it is formed into a horizontal loop 16 loosely embracing the upright loop 11 at some distance below the bend of the latter so that the track 5 and the lower stretch of the cord 1 may pass through said loop 11 above said loop 16.

The numeral 17 designates the latch which is loosely engaged at one end with the eye 15, and has its body passing ast-ride the upright loop 11, and its other end 18 standing beyond the latter as seen, the body of this latch 17 being disposed between the lower stretch of cord and the track.

As above suggested, the track and the clothes pins are by preference made of rather stiff wire, and the reserve is a rod having some considerable rigidity; otherwise the details of construction are unimportant. In fact, the construction of the clothes pin may be varied considerably so long as the upright loop 11 and the latch 17 are retained.

In use the clothes pins are strung on the track by passing the latter through the loop 11 below the latch 17, and they are also strung on the lower stretch of cord by passing it through the loop 11 above the latch 17. As seen in Fig. 1, the reserve rod projects from the inner fork on a line a little above the lower stretch of cord, and when the pins are not in use they are grasped one by one and raised slightly to lift the bend of the loop 11 OH the cord and pass it over the rod which therefore sustains the weight of the pin and allows the cord to move freely as it is manipulated. When the laundress desires to hang out a piece of clothing, she grasps a clothes pin then in reserve and slides it off the end of the rod and engages the piece of wash with the bend 12. The weight of the pin and the piece of Wash carried thereby is supported by the track which stands beneath the latch 17, and the latter is pushed upward toward the bend of the loop 11 so that it grips the lower stretch of cord in said bend; and thereafter when I other pins in a manner whlch will be clear. a i What is, clalmed as new 1s:

the endless cord is drawn upon the clothes pin and its piece of wash is caused to'travel outward along the track in a manner which will be clear. The laundress repeats this operation as soon as this pin and its piece of wash has been moved outward a slight distance, and the second clothes pin and its piece of wash is gripped upon the lower stretch of cord in the same manner, and so on. After the wash has dried, a reversal of the operation brings the pins successively inward toward the laundress, and she removes the piece of clothing from 'each pin and hangs it on the reserve rod.. Thus it will be seen that the latch 17 by being loosely connected with the eye 15 so that its body moves up and down on the loop 11, serves to grip the lower stretch of the cord inv the bend of such loop when disengaged from the reserve rod and made. heavy by the attachment of a piece of clothing. Moreover the latch serves to divide the loop 11 into two partsone above the latch and below the bend of the loop and receiving the lower stretch of cord, and the other below the latch and above the horizontal loop 16 and receiving, the wire or whatcver form of track is used. The loop 11 is of sufiicient length so that when the clothes pins are drawn inward by the laundress and the articles of clothing removed therefrom, each pin can be lifted slightly and the reserve rod passed through the upper end of the loop, when the latch 17 will fall and release the lower stretch of cord and the latter can be, manipulated as necessary to move the 1. In a clothes hanger, the combination with a track, supports for the extremities thereof, and an endless cord moving around said pulleys; of a series of clothes pins each comprising a body including an upright loop embracing the track and the lower stretch of said endless: cord, and a. latch. pivoted to said body and standing astride the loop between said stretch and track, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a clothes hanger, the combination with a track, supports for the extremities thereof, a cord movable. through said supports above the track, and a rod projecting rigidly from" one of the supports and standing' above the cord; of a series of clothes pins each comprising a body including an upright loop embracing the track and the cord and adapted to be supported upon said rod, and a latch pivoted to said body and standing astride the loop between the track and cord, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROLAND LEE GLADDEN. Witnesses:

P, A. SULLINs, W. S. STEWART.

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